In this system a course of bricks is laid across the wall, showing their heads at the surface, hence called "headers," and next above comes a course of bricks stretching lengthways at the wall, called stretchers, and so on alternately.

As soon as Lohberg agreed to coach her, Torres, who makes money from sponsorships and motivational speaking, signed on a team that includes two "stretchers" who travel with her, a strength coach, a massage therapist and a "soft-tissue guy" who works out the deep-seated kinks.

Regular details were made from each regiment, consisting of a non-commissioned officer and five privates, whose duty it was to follow close in rear of the line of battle with their "stretchers" and take off the disabled.

An ambulance-train arrived one night, bringing an unusually large number of sick and wounded men, whose piteous moans filled the air as they were brought up the hill on "stretchers" or alighted at the door of the hospital from ambulances, which, jolting over the rough, country road, had tortured them inexpressibly.